Really each trendy particular person I do know outlets at COS. The retailer is virtually bursting with elegant, “quiet luxurious” fundamentals which are versatile, timeless, and simply make you look costly—suppose The Row power with out the $1000+ price ticket. Once I’m painfully bored of my closet or wish to look stylish with out breaking the financial institution, I dash to my nearest COS (which, fortunate for me, occurs to be a brisk 10-minute stroll away).
So once I had the chance to check the model’s first-ever perfume assortment (crafted in Grasse, France, the identified fragrance capital of the world), I had excessive hopes it could make me really feel simply as refined because the ethereal cotton trousers I maintain expensive. I will not bury the lede: COS completely delivered. I rotated by the brand new perfumes for 4 weeks, and every has a wealthy, main-character high quality—although I did in the end crown a favourite. Discover all my sincere ideas under.
The COS Eau de Parfum assortment consists of 4, unique fragrances, every bottling trendy magnificence in distinctive methods. Relying in your most well-liked scent profile, you would possibly gravitate in direction of a darkish, amber-y potion or a vibrant, photo voltaic state of affairs (and so forth); in true minimalistic-chic vogue, COS one way or the other captures each craving with simply these 4 bottles. So let’s get to know every scent character, we could?
Auburn
Earthy, candy, and barely spicy, Auburn is the perfume equal of a darkish romance. Notes of vanilla, cardamom, and low give it a wealthy, syrupy high quality that does not wind up too saccharine given the delicate woody elements. It is the one gourmand scent of the bunch—and an ideal alternative for those who usually gravitate in direction of sweeter fragrances—but it surely would not lean dessert-like, a far cry from the trending, bakery-inspired scents we have seen this 12 months. Think about a cooler, grown-up gourmand with an charisma—that is Auburn on the nostril.
Suffice it to say, that is an unbelievable date-night perfume. I have a tendency to save lots of gourmands like these for night events or at any time when I am feeling a bit daring, however you can completely put on it throughout the day for a moodier vibe.
Mythe
For me, Mythe is the shock hit. I do not often fawn over inexperienced scents, so this contemporary mix of ginger, inexperienced cardamom pods, and vetiver did not bounce out to me on paper. Now? It is genuinely all I wish to put on, each single day. It is most likely essentially the most advanced scent I’ve smelled in a minute. Earthy, contemporary, and vibrant, it has the weather of a chypre, the last word cool-girl olfactory household if there ever was one—it merely oozes confidence. “Mythe reinterprets timeless, woody fragrances,” says grasp perfumer Nathalie Lorson in press supplies. “By mixing earthy, textured, and contemporary components, I’ve created a sublime and sensuous signature, a mark of style.” I definitely really feel refined each time I put on it.
Fleuriste
As you’ll be able to most likely guess from its title, Fleuriste is for the floral-fragrance lovers amongst us. Somewhat than taking inspiration from a single bloom, Lorson aimed to seize the scent of strolling right into a florist store, “the place floral bouquets intertwine with the air.” So, sure, you may catch whiffs of delicate rose, however you may additionally discover vibrant Hesperides (from the citrus household), mushy musk, and delicate woody undertones—a contemporary, skin-like model of your favourite floral fragrance. “It is my interpretation of pure pleasure and lightness,” Lorson provides.
Solaire
I feel olibanum—aka, frankincense—would possibly simply be my favourite perfume word. (My treasured physique wash and lotion duo additionally options the woody, spicy fragrant.) That stated, if I had to decide on a favourite COS perfume, it must be this vibrant photo voltaic scent. Take my phrase for it: Solaire smells so freaking good. It is without delay vibrant and herbaceous with myrrh, benzoin, cistus, and amber, grounded by comforting musk to present it a softer, cozier dry-down.
So far as summer season fragrances go, this can be a high notch choose I will be carrying all season. It is attractive by itself, however I wish to additionally layer it with Mythe so as to add some contemporary components to the combo. Attempt the concoction, and thank me later.
In case you do want to layer a number of potions (and I extremely advocate you do!), you’ll be able to snag a discovery set with travel-size bottles to assist suss out your favourite pairings. In any other case, the fragrances are available in smooth 100ml or 15ml bottles tagged at $99 and $49 (respectively). You actually cannot go flawed with both of the 4 blends, so go forward and store your complete assortment under.
Store All of the COS Eau de Parfums
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Fleuriste Eau De Parfum
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